Ohio, May 26 -- The New York Knicks clinched their first NBA Finals berth in 27 years with a commanding 130-93 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night.

The emphatic win completed a 4-0 series sweep for New York, which has now won 11 straight games in the playoffs and moved within four victories of a first NBA title since 1973, according to Olympics.com.

Led by captain Jalen Brunson, the Knicks dominated from the outset in front of a jubilant home crowd, ensuring New York will host NBA Finals games for the first time since 1999.

Brunson, who was later named the Eastern Conference finals MVP, continued his outstanding postseason run by averaging 27.8 points and 6.7 assists across th...